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*Bison* is a genus of mammals within the family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla, and class Mammalia. The taxon was described by C.H. Smith in 1827 and belongs to the subfamily Bovinae. Its temporal range begins in the Pliocene, approximately 2 million years ago. The primary food sources for this genus include Poaceae, Carex, Eudicots, and Salix.
Records of *Bison* are held by institutions including UTEP, FHSM, NHMUK, and SDNHM. These records are associated with the United States and the United Kingdom. The genus is distinct from *Bizon* and has been described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *New International Encyclopedia*.
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Species
Bison
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderArtiodactyla
- FamilyBovidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8,905
- With media
- 10,407
- Family
- Bovidae
- Collections
- UTEP, FHSM, NHMUK, SDNHM
- Recorded in
- United States, United Kingdom
Research
2,223 papers- Review: Reproductive physiology of bison and application of assisted reproductive technologies to their conservation.ReviewAnimal : an international journal of animal bioscience · 2023Acevedo C, Barfield JPDOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100842
- Integrated evidence-based extent of occurrence for North American bison (Bison bison) since 1500 CE and before.Ecology · 2023Martin JM, Short RA, Plumb GE et al.DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3864
- Restoration age and reintroduced bison may shape soil bacterial communities in restored tallgrass prairies.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2023Barber NA, Klimek DM, Bell JK et al.DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiad007
- FOOT RADIOGRAPHY IN EUROPEAN BISON (BISON BONASUS).Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2024Hoby S, Guthruf S, Steiner A et al.DOI: 10.1638/2024-0004
- Evaluating Two Sampling Methods for Mycoplasma Bovis Diagnosis in American Bison (Bison bison).Journal of wildlife diseases · 2024Schwartz K, Schwalbe E, Buttke D et al.DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-23-00143
- Chromosome-level reference genome for North American bison (Bison bison) and variant database aids in identifying albino mutation.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Stroupe S, Martone C, McCann B et al.DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad156
- Effects of the Immunocontraceptive Gonacon on Pregnancy in Brucella-Seropositive American bison (Bison bison).Journal of wildlife diseases · 2024Frey RK, Wehtje ME, Nol P et al.DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-21-00168
- Optimization and validation of ELISAs for interferon-gamma determination in bison.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2025Chileshe J, Shury T, Chen JMDOI: 10.1177/10406387251344567
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Bison
- Commons category
- Bison
- topic's main category
- Category:Bison
- start time
- 2000000-00
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- main food source
- Ozothamnus leptophyllus
- temporal range start
- Pliocene
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Article · Italiano
I bisonti (Bison C. H. Smith, 1827) sono dei mammiferi artiodattili della famiglia dei Bovidi. Il genere comprende sei specie, delle quali soltanto due sono sopravvissute: il bisonte americano ed il bisonte europeo.
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